The East Lincoln Mustangs will square off against the St. Stephens Indians at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Last Wednesday, East Lincoln made easy work of West Iredell and carried off a 3-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Mustangs.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-10, 25-20, 25-14.
East Lincoln's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Carly Puckett, who had 29 assists. With that strong performance, Puckett is now averaging an impressive 12.1 assists per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Gianna Borcich, who had 13 digs.
East Lincoln was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 18 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for St. Stephens, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Wednesday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Draughn on Thursday. The win was some much needed relief for the Indians as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.
St. Stephens never let Draughn on the board, but things got pretty close in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 25-23, 25-14.
The victory got East Lincoln back to even at 12-12. As for St. Stephens, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-10.
East Lincoln came up short against St. Stephens in their previous meeting back in September, falling 3-1. Can East Lincoln avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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